SEAA News Blog

The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Department III: Artifacts, Action, Knowledge, directed by Prof. Dr. Dagmar Schäfer, seeks one Postdoctoral Fellow for three years, for the Working Group “Visualization and Material Cultures of the Heavens in Eurasia and North Africa (1400 BCE – 1700 CE),” with a 100% employment contract, TVöD-Bund pay scale (E13). The earliest starting date is January 2023.

To apply, please submit the following documents:

TENURE-TRACK PROFESSOR IN ARCHAEOLOGY

School: Harvard University

Department/Area: Anthropology

Position Description:

Megaliths of the World, edited by Luc Laporte, Jean-Marc Large, Laurent Nespoulous, Chris Scarre, Tara Steimer-Herbet, brings together the latest research on megalithic monuments throughout the world. Many of these sites are well known, others less familiar, yet equally deserving of close attention.

Check out this video highlight by our local organizers showcasing the SEAA9 conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_gMKESaFKY

"Researchers have deciphered enigmatic recipes for metal-making contained in an ancient Chinese text, revealing unexpected complexity in the art at the time.

Six chemical formulas are given in a Chinese text from 300BC known as the Kaogong ji. The manuscript, known as The World’s Oldest Encyclopedia of Technologies, forms part of a detailed archive of early imperial rule, which archeologists have been trying to decode since the 1920s."

Great news! The journal Advances in Archaeomaterials is now indexed in the DOAJ! The journal publishes synthesis of recent advances in the field as well as new original research and translations of articles originally published in languages other than English to make them available to a wider audience. Special issues are also considered.

Our China Stories (People's Daily Online) recently featured Dr. Anke Hein, the incumbent president of SEAA. You can watch the interview via the following link on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j51_mNpISA

The English and Chinese versions of the text of the interview are also available. Please see the following:  

English version: http://en.people.cn/n3/2022/0628/c90000-10115988.html

The University of Aberdeen is looking for a Research Fellow in Asian Archaeology. Applications by end of July. For more information, please see: https://www.abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/research-fellow-in-asian-archaeology…

We are happy to announce the publication of the newest volume in the Archaeology of East Asia Series (published with BAR), available as fully open-access pdf or purchasable in print: 

The UCL Institute of Archaeology is seeking to appoint a full-time Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Chinese Archaeology to co-ordinate the MA degree in Archaeology and Heritage of Asia, and teach three undergraduate and Master's-level modules, and to contribute more generally to teaching and administration as required. The post-holder will teach at all levels and be responsible for lecturing and tutorials, supervising dissertations and marking assignments.